Hector Mercado vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Hector Mercado
Gen XP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Hector Mercado as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hector Mercado led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 110), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 72). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Hector Mercado.

Pitching Stats for Hector Mercado and Fernando Valenzuela

Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
8.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
40.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Hector Mercado and Fernando Valenzuela

Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hector Mercado and Fernando Valenzuela

Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
7466.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-40.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0